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Documentation and Information Centre (DIC)
1. Establishment:
In 1974, Documentation and Information Centre [NCR-DIC] (formerly National Documentation Centre) was set up to support research, development planning, decision-making and projects monitoring and evaluation. It is one of the institutions that serves as national depository of scientific knowledge and information. It plays an important role in disseminating information and organization of activities that create users awareness and understanding in important issues of national concerns. It gets assistance from CTA, UNDP, UNSECO, FORD FOUNDATION, WHO and IDRC, which are useful in building of NCR-DIC systems to discharge its functions efficiently.
2. Objectives
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To act as a national depository of scientific work in Sudan
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To collect and retain scientific, technical, social and economic International and local literature in electronic format and hard copy.
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To make known the literature of Sudan and facilitate their dissemination within Sudan and abroad in the form of an Abstracting Journal. The bibliographic databases of the documents abstracted are available in the Center in hard copy and their search is guided by search engine.
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To contribute towards formulation and development of regional and international networks and link up with the national information systems and encourage cooperation and coordination between libraries and the Center.
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To answer specific inquiries by users from the international database available in CD’s provided by the regional and international donors such as INFOTERRA, CABI, PADIS, WHO and IGADthat provide MEDLINE & CABI, AGRIS, AGRICOLA, INIS, POPLINE & ERIC 
3.Departments:
- Information Systems and Services:
- Acquisition:
- Sudan library
- Main Library:
- Administrative:
Training: The Centre provides regular training courses in computerization of publications using WINISIS/CDS/ISIS programme
4.Publications
 Sudan Science Journal Accession Bulletin
Bibliographies
5. Address:
P.O.Box 2404, Khartoum -Sudan
Tel: +249 183 770776
fax : 249-183-765885
Contact person: Dr. Rafaa Ashamalla Gobriel
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